AMESBURY — The Amesbury Monthly Poetry Reading Series continues Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Whittier Home, 86 Friend St. The event features readings by David R. Surette.
Surette’s new book of poetry is “Tonic.” He is the author of six other collections, including “Stable” and “Easy to Keep, Hard to Keep In,” both honored by the Massachusetts Book Awards.
His poems have recently been featured in the anthology “From the Farther Shore: Discovering Cape Cod and the Islands Through Poetry” and “3 Nations Anthology: Native, Canadian & New England Writers,” winner of a Maine Book Award. He lives on Cape Cod.
The evening also features an open mic section so poets are encouraged to bring their work.